diff --git a/doc/builders/special/fhs-environments.section.md b/doc/builders/special/fhs-environments.section.md
index 43dc99b7c18f..cacad261e28f 100644
--- a/doc/builders/special/fhs-environments.section.md
+++ b/doc/builders/special/fhs-environments.section.md
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ One can create a simple environment using a `shell.nix` like that:
 ```
 
 Running `nix-shell` would then drop you into a shell with these libraries and binaries available. You can use this to run closed-source applications which expect FHS structure without hassles: simply change `runScript` to the application path, e.g. `./bin/start.sh` -- relative paths are supported.
+
+Additionally, the FHS builder links all relocated gsettings-schemas (the glib setup-hook moves them to `share/gsettings-schemas/${name}/glib-2.0/schemas`) to their standard FHS location. This means you don't need to wrap binaries with `wrapGAppsHook`.
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix
index 4d302156f707..0bee6ce065ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/appimage/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ rec {
       xdg-utils
       iana-etc
       krb5
+      gsettings-desktop-schemas
+      hicolor-icon-theme # dont show a gtk warning about hicolor not being installed
     ];
 
     # list of libraries expected in an appimage environment:
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/env.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/env.nix
index 1c4e2b607696..d0f88df44537 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/env.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/env.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,32 @@ let
     paths = [ etcPkg ldconfig ] ++ basePkgs ++ targetPaths;
     extraOutputsToInstall = [ "out" "lib" "bin" ] ++ extraOutputsToInstall;
     ignoreCollisions = true;
+    postBuild = ''
+      if [[ -d  $out/share/gsettings-schemas/ ]]; then
+          # Recreate the standard schemas directory if its a symlink to make it writable
+          if [[ -L $out/share/glib-2.0 ]]; then
+              ln -s $(readlink $out/share/glib-2.0) $out/share/glib-2.0.old
+              rm -rf $out/share/glib-2.0
+          fi
+
+          mkdir -p $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+
+          # symlink any schema files or overrides to the standard schema directory
+          if [[ -e $out/share/glib-2.0.old/schemas ]]; then
+              ln -fs $out/share/glib-2.0.old/schemas/*.xml $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+              ln -fs $out/share/glib-2.0.old/schemas/*.gsettings-schemas.override $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+          fi
+
+          for d in $out/share/gsettings-schemas/*; do
+              # Force symlink, in case there are duplicates
+              ln -fs $d/glib-2.0/schemas/*.xml $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+              ln -fs $d/glib-2.0/schemas/*.gschema.override $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+          done
+
+          # and compile them
+          ${pkgs.glib.dev}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+      fi
+    '';
   };
 
   staticUsrProfileMulti = buildEnv {
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix
index abf577baa2d1..7251500f76c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix
@@ -134,6 +134,32 @@ let
     paths = [ etcPkg ] ++ basePkgs ++ targetPaths;
     extraOutputsToInstall = [ "out" "lib" "bin" ] ++ extraOutputsToInstall;
     ignoreCollisions = true;
+    postBuild = ''
+      if [[ -d  $out/share/gsettings-schemas/ ]]; then
+          # Recreate the standard schemas directory if its a symlink to make it writable
+          if [[ -L $out/share/glib-2.0 ]]; then
+              ln -s $(readlink $out/share/glib-2.0) $out/share/glib-2.0.old
+              rm -rf $out/share/glib-2.0
+          fi
+
+          mkdir -p $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+
+          # symlink any schema files or overrides to the standard schema directory
+          if [[ -e $out/share/glib-2.0.old/schemas ]]; then
+              ln -fs $out/share/glib-2.0.old/schemas/*.xml $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+              ln -fs $out/share/glib-2.0.old/schemas/*.gsettings-schemas.override $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+          fi
+
+          for d in $out/share/gsettings-schemas/*; do
+              # Force symlink, in case there are duplicates
+              ln -fs $d/glib-2.0/schemas/*.xml $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+              ln -fs $d/glib-2.0/schemas/*.gschema.override $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+          done
+
+          # and compile them
+          ${pkgs.glib.dev}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+      fi
+    '';
   };
 
   staticUsrProfileMulti = buildEnv {